X200 Tablet Cannot upgrade BIOS

Recently had M/B replaced due to failure and am now attempting to upgrade the BIOS to alleviate some issues that it has. I downloaded the 6duj32uc.iso and burned to CD as required for Vista 64 machines, booted from the CD and read instructions in option 1.

When I try to do option 2 to upgrade the system, I receive an error "Bios Directory not found." I tried burning with Nero, Magic ISO and some others (wasted 5 CD's) and get the same error each time. Any ideas?

System Info:

Type 7449-EKU

Windows Vista Bus. 64

BIOS: 2.07

CPU Core 2 L9400 1.86G

Message Edited by estalnaker on 07-01-2009 12:06 PM

Get a privacy screen, then you know who's trying to watch what you do...X200 Tablet7449-EKU

Could I ask you to try to get these and see if they burn properly. I hate to ask you to risk making another frisbee (since you have a small collection already by the sound of it) but this may be a way to a quicker solution than trying to debug the other file.

Re: X200 Tablet Cannot upgrade BIOS

Burned the CD and did not get the error this time. However, I left my AC adapter at home this morning so will have to wait until this evening to really try the upgrade. Still wondering how I got to the old BIOS page unless my desktop cached it though.

Thanks for the quick reply and I'll update tonight as soon as I get a chance to run the update.

Get a privacy screen, then you know who's trying to watch what you do...X200 Tablet7449-EKU

Re: X200 Tablet Cannot upgrade BIOS

Guys, do I need to upgrade the BIOS after upgrading Vista to Windows 7? Reading so many problems with BIOS I am reluctant to do it. What would be the downside to NOT doing a BIOS upgrade?

Also, anyone knows the Blue ThinkVantage button function is after the Windows7 upgrade? I am assuming the Windows7 upgrade disc would do some magic in the background to update the ThinkVantage button. We are all facing the same problem, I guess. Any help here?

Re: X200 Tablet Cannot upgrade BIOS

I am new to the forums and in need of help. I just updated my BIOS to 3.11 and have been experiencing 15-20 minute boot times. I have tried to reinstall BIOS and use bootable CD but both give me a message saying the version is identical to what is currently installed and won't let me override it. Any help???